More on pasta and water

Following up on Adam’s latest comment, here’s a link to the eGullet discussion on pasta since it’s sometimes complicated to find your way around eGullet.  If you don’t know eGullet,…

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Fuel, Water, and Pasta

As a historian,  I’ve always been puzzled by the instructions for cooking pasta.  Bring 4 to 6 quarts of water to a rolling boil . . . and so on. …

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Fideos and Fideu: More on the Mexican-Islamic Connection

Tomorrow I will do a radio interview on the Islamic roots of the Mexican kitchen.  I always like to give this a bit of a new twist, so this time…

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